This is so cool, now we’ll be able to tell our kids about how when we were young only the graphics cards were stupid expensive.
To some degree, the increase in prices is understandable (even ignoring the low or nonexistent levels of competition in some segments). We are getting to the point where every new semiconductor manufacturing node is seeing enormous cost increases (not just the fabs, but also advanced packaging and validation). Not to mention political volatility with the on-going implosion of American institutions.
What we really need is more long term support of devices; much better software optimization, easier repair, legal mandates for open standards and documentation.
The transistors aren’t getting much smaller with each new process node. That means CPUs and GPUs won’t get much more powerful without making the die bigger and more expensive. A larger die size also means the yield will be lower.
Simpsons at it again, predicting computer prices.
